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Chinese Text Project
Simplified Chinese version

U+8A00

Seal script

Jinwen

Jiaguwen

Jianbo

Alternate form
𢍗
Semantic variant
𢍬
Semantic variant

Radical:+ 0 strokes = 7 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.115#31 Kangxi: p.1146#01 Cihai: p.1236r5c03 GSR: 251.a Hanyu: v6,p3936#01
Composition:Component of: 𧥝 𧥞 𧥟 𠥵 𧥠 𬢚 𬢛 𬾕 𫑟 𮗷 [More]
Mandarin:yán yàn yín ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄣˊ
Cantonese:jin4
Tang reconstruction:*ngiæn
Shuowen:言部》言:直言曰言,论难曰语。从口䇂声。凡言之属皆从言。
Guangyun:广韵·上平声··》言:言语也,字林云直言曰言荅难曰语。《释名》云:言宣也,宣彼之意也,又姓孔子弟子有言偃。语轩切,五。
Kangxi:康熙字典·言部·言部》言:〔古文〕𢍗𢍬《唐韵》语轩切《集韵》《韵会》鱼轩切,𠀤𤬝平声。《说文》直言曰言,论难曰语。《周礼·大司乐注》发端曰言,答述曰语。《释名》言,宣也。宣彼此之意也。《易·乾卦》庸言之信。《·汤誓》朕不食言。《传》言已出而反吞之也。《周礼·地官·大司徒》以鄕八𠛬纠万民,七曰造言之𠛬。《注》譌言惑衆也。《论语》寝不言。《注》自言曰言。《史记·商君传》貌言华也,至言实也,苦言药也,甘言疾也。《唐书·徐伯彦传》言者,德之柄也,行之主也,身之文也。又辞章也。《·洪范》五事,一曰貌,二曰言。《疏》言者,道其语有辞章也。《礼·曲礼》士载言。《注》言,谓会同要盟之辞。又一句爲一言。《左传·定四年》赵𥳑子曰:夫子语我九言。《论语》一言以蔽之。又一字爲一言。《战国策》臣请三言而已矣,曰海大鱼。《前汉·东方朔传》凡臣朔固已诵四十四万言。又犹议也。《屈原·离骚》初旣与余成言兮,后悔遁而有他。又号令也。《周语》有不祀则修言。又助语辞。《易·师卦》田有禽利执言。《注》语辞也。又《尔雅·释诂》言,我也。《·周南》言告师氏。《传》言,我也。师,女师也。又《博雅》问也。《周礼·春官》冢人:及葬,言鸾车象人。《注》言问其不如法度者。又《广雅》从也。又《释名》委也。又言言,高大貌。《·大雅》崇墉言言。《注》高大也。又箫名。《尔雅·释乐》大箫谓之言。《注》编二十三管,长尺四寸。《韵会》或作䇾。又官名。《·舜典》命汝作纳言,夙夜出纳朕命,惟允。《传》纳言,喉舌之官。《唐书·高祖纪》攺纳言爲侍中。又帻名。《后汉·舆服志》帻者,赜也。尚书赜收,方三寸,名曰纳言,示以忠正,显近职也。又地名。《·国风》出宿于干,飮饯于言。《传》适衞所经之地也。又山名。《隋书·地理志》郉州内丘县有千言山。又《山海经》大荒之中有山,名曰大言,日月所出。又州、县名。《宋史·刘翊传》有言州。《魏书·地形志》有万言县。又人言,砒石别名。《本草纲目》砒出信州,故隐信字爲人言。又姓。《潜夫论》桓叔之后有言氏,韩后姬姓也。又复姓。《潜夫论》鲁之公族有子言氏。又《正韵》夷然切,音延。义同。又《集韵》牛堰切,音𤬝。讼也。又《集韵》《正韵》𠀤鱼巾切,音银。和敬貌。《礼·玉藻》二爵而言言斯。《注》言言,与誾誾同,意气和悦貌。《集韵》亦作欣。又叶眞韵。《韩愈·孔戣墓铭》白而长身,寡笑与言,其尚类也,莫之与伦。又叶五刚切,音昂。《·商颂》鬷假无言。叶上羹平,下争强。羹音郞,平音旁,争音章。又叶五奸切,音颜。《古诗》四座且莫喧,愿听歌一言。请说铜炉器,崔嵬象南山。又叶鱼战切,音彦。《杨修·节游赋》回旋详观,目周意倦。御子方舟,载笑载言。《说文》本作𠱫。从口,䇂声。䇂,辠也,犯法也。《释名》言之爲䇂也,寓戒也。郑樵曰:言从舌从𠄞。𠄞,古上字,言出于舌上也。
考证:〔《论语》食不言。〕谨照原文改寝不言。〔《周礼·春官》《注》言问其不知法度者。〕谨照原文不知改不如。
Fanqie:语轩 (《广韵·上平声··》)
Unihan definition:words, speech; speak, say

CTP Dictionary


yán ㄧㄢˊ (1.1): 説话,说。 Speak, say.
墨子·所染》:子墨子见染丝者而叹曰:“染于苍则苍,染于黄则黄。”
Watching a dyer of silk at work, Mozi sighed, saying: What is dyed in blue becomes blue, what is dyed in yellow becomes yellow.
论语·乡党》:食不语,寝不
When eating, he did not converse. When in bed, he did not speak.
孟子·梁惠王上》:王笑而不
The king laughed and did not speak.
史记·五帝本纪》:生而神灵,弱而能,幼而徇齐,长而敦敏,成而聪明。
Born a genius he could speak when a baby, as a boy he was quick and smart, as a youth simple and earnest, and when grown up intelligent.
韩非子·初见秦》:臣闻不知而不智,知而不不忠,为人臣不忠当死,而不当亦当死。
大戴礼记·五帝德》:生而神灵,弱而能,幼而慧齐,长而敦敏,成而聪明。
yán ㄧㄢˊ (1.2): 谈论,议论。 Discuss, debate.
商君书·更法》:拘礼之人,不足与事。
With a man who is enslaved by rites, it is not worth while to speak about matters.
yán ㄧㄢˊ (2): 告诉。 Tell.
史记》:将军壮义之,恐亡夫,乃太尉,太尉乃固止之。
yán ㄧㄢˊ (3): 言论,学説。 Doctrine, theory, words.
墨子·经上》:信,合于意也。
Xin (good faith/trustworthiness) is the words agreeing with the thought.
论语·学而》:子曰:“巧令色,鲜矣仁!”
The Master said, "Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue."
公孙龙子·迹府》:公孙龙曰:“先生之悖。”
大戴礼记》:人信其,从之以行,人信其行,从之以复。
吴越春秋》:宛信其,因而为之。
管子·大匡》:凡诸侯之臣有谏其君而善者,以玺问之,以信其
yán ㄧㄢˊ (4.1): 一个字为一言。 One word.
yán ㄧㄢˊ (4.2): 一句话为一言。 Sentence.
论语·为政》:子曰:“诗三百,一以蔽之,曰‘思无邪’”
The Master said, "In the Book of Poetry are three hundred pieces, but the design of them all may be embraced in one sentence - 'Having no depraved thoughts.'"
孟子·万章上》:信斯也,宜莫如舜。
If the rule be indeed as here expressed, no man ought to have illustrated it so well as Shun.
史记·魏公子列传》:公子行数里,心不快,曰:“吾所以待侯生者备矣,天下莫不闻,今吾且死而侯生曾无一半辞送我,我岂有所失哉?”
汉书》:赞曰:《》云“戎狄是膺,荆舒是惩”,信哉是也!
yán ㄧㄢˊ (5): 助词,无实义。 Particle, no meaning.
诗经·芣苢》:采采芣苢、薄采之。
We gather and gather the plantains; Now we may gather them.
说文解字·草部》:》曰:“采其藚。
[Show proper names]
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